Our favorite stairs are the ones that are part of the garden, nestled right in to something green. We found ten we like by some of Gardenista's favorite architects and landscape designers. Some are stone, some are wood, and all are nicely settled in.
Photo by Tod Kubik
This San Francisco garden's two-tiered staircase offers stunning views.
Photo by Mark Darley courtesy of Scott Lewis Landscape Architecture
Photo by Charles Mayer courtesy of The Monacelli Press
A trio of stone stairs divides a series of terraced flower beds.
Photo by Joe Fletcher courtesy of Feldman Architecture
A Stone staircase is built into a wooded hillside.
These stairs are built entirely from stone collected on site at this Londonderry, VT home.
Photo by Peter Mauss courtesy of Robin Key
Tiered stone stairs are scattered throughout this Connecticut vacation home.
Photo by Francine Fleischer courtesy of Robin Key
Photo courtesy of Griffin Enright Architects
A moss-covered stair is flanked by Muhlenbergio capillaris grasses in this LA garden.
Photo by Marcus Harpur courtesy of Chris Moss
Black concrete stairs give this London garden a modern look.
Photo by Dennis Burnett courtesy of Tait Moring
Stairways abound at this 22-acre Texas property.
Photo by Rhiannon Taylor courtesy of Jacky Winter Gardens
A stepped walking trail winds through the grounds of a Melbourne guesthouse.
Photo courtesy of Pedersen Associates